In Sweden discussion on a very important issue began, an almost utopian, almost a participant in science fiction for some countries kind of topic, the elimination of currency. This would be a measure to end crime in the country.

Marie Jarva, a Stockholm bank employee, suffered two assaults in her career. “The first was early in the morning. Two men entered breaking the glass door with an ax. Wanted was the case with the money to the ATMs. I was so scared I hid in a back room behind a closet. “

The plan includes removing the cash completely and passed to the use of credit cards.According to them supporters of the measure, by reducing the amount of money managed by banks and people would reduce crime.

“There are no clear practical reasons, as far as I can see, to continue using notes and coins,” said Marie Look in her blog, the leader of the banking in Stockholm, adding “what we do there are obvious advantages in getting rid of them. Sweden could be the first country in the world to take this measure.”

Economists oppose the project, saying there is a lack of privacy, “His biggest advantage (of money), in an electronic age, is that money is anonymous and does not tell us anything about where you’ve been somebody.”

via Momento 24.